Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 214 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 Chippings with a Chisel (From "Twice Told Tales") Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twice-Told_Tales Produced by David Widger and Al Haines. "Chippings with a Chisel (From 'Twice Told Tales')" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a reflective short story written in the early to mid-19th century, capturing the essence of American literature during that period. This piece explores the themes of mortality, memory, and the significance of memorials as representations of loss and affection. It takes place in a small community on Martha’s Vineyard, where the author engages with the experiences of a tombstone carver and the various customers who commission gravestones, infusing the narrative with a contemplative tone. The narrative centers around the interactions between the narrator and Mr. Wigglesworth, an elderly stone carver who is dedicated to crafting tombstones for the deceased. As the narrator observes Wigglesworth's work and converses with various clients, a tapestry of human emotion unfolds, revealing how individuals respond to death and memorialize their loved ones. Through encounters with those seeking inscriptions for their departed, Hawthorne illustrates the complexity of grief and the bonds of love—transforming a seemingly morbid profession into a space for reflection on life and loss. The story reveals the contrasts in how memory lingers differently for men and women, the importance of sincere emotions over grand inscriptions, and how the act of chiseling names into stone forges connections between the living and the dead—even in the face of sorrow and humor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Short stories New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Historical fiction, American PS Text Children's Literature Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 51741 2025-06-04T08:57:08.467304 text/html 48217 2021-01-28T09:04:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 18235 2021-01-28T09:04:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 109369 2025-06-04T08:57:14.805264 application/epub+zip 108104 2025-06-04T08:57:12.359283 application/epub+zip 77348 2025-06-04T08:57:10.928281 application/epub+zip 279922 2025-06-04T08:57:16.469252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273321 2025-06-04T08:57:13.966248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232699 2022-09-05T03:31:51.262648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43245 2025-06-04T08:57:08.210281 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43243 2021-01-02T00:11:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17067 2021-01-02T00:11:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 43022 2021-01-02T00:11:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17013 2021-01-02T00:11:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22046 2025-06-04T08:57:16.612248 application/rdf+xml 20484 2025-06-04T08:57:11.488302 image/jpeg 4447 2025-06-04T08:57:11.210287 image/jpeg 108885 2025-06-04T08:57:08.473327 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia